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Noriega

American  
[nawr-ee-ey-guh, nawr-yey] / ˌnɔr iˈeɪ gə, nɔrˈjeɪ /

noun

  1. Manuel Antonio, 1934–2017, military leader of Panama 1983–89: captured by U.S. forces and sentenced to prison for drug trafficking 1992.


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“She has to be able to do what she does,” said Roger Noriega, a former top U.S. diplomat to Latin America.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

A former migrant farm worker, Noriega immigrated to the United States from Sonora, Mexico, in the 1950s.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

And the US invaded Panama in 1989, and arrested the military leader Manuel Noriega.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2026

A federal appeals court sided with prosecutors who said the U.S. hadn’t recognized Noriega as the legitimate head of Panama.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 8, 2026

Then one day we heard from a neighbor that Noriega was gone, and suddenly there were voices in the streets again.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez

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